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ACCEL Africa

Training application: Voices against child labour

The ACCEL Africa Project is inviting journalists to take part in a training designed to equip them with the skills and knowledge to effectively report on child labour in African supply chains, with the aim of amplifying efforts to eradicate child...

Africa Ascends: Two new countries make their debut on the IMD global competitiveness ranking

With the support of the Pan-African Productivity Association (PAPA) and ILO, Ghana and Nigeria join South Africa and Botswana on the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2024, enhancing Africa’s presence on the international stage.

ILO Interventions Lead to Improvements in the Performance of Enterprises in the Shea Sector in Ghana

Productivity improvement training, advisory services, access to technology, and support to employers’ and workers’ groups result in improvements in the performance of enterprises in the shea sector in the Northern Region of Ghana.

The President of the Republic of Ghana reaffirms his commitment to passing a new Labour Act in Labour Day speech

ILO and Partners Inaugurates Green Jobs & Green skills Project in Ghana

The ILO and its Partners have commenced the implementation of the Integrated Action on Green Jobs and Skills Project to promote a coordinated approach towards green and digital skills development and promotion in Ghana.

Ghana

Green Jobs Assessment Model Ghana

ILO Supports the Production and Commercialization of Indigenous Tomato Seeds for Ghana using Systems Approach

As part of efforts to improve food security and promote environmental sustainability in Ghana, the International Labour Organization has supported the production and commercialization of the first locally produced certified tomato seeds, using the...

ILO Working paper 109

Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the institutional and labour relations regimes in six African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and South Africa with a special emphasis on promoting decent working conditions...

Ghana Develops National Workplan to Eliminate Child Labour in Cocoa and Gold Supply Chains

Ghana's national stakeholder consultation meeting resulted in a collaborative workplan to accelerate the elimination of child labour in cocoa and gold supply chains, aligning with SDG 8.7.

ILO supports GEA to train informal sector employers on productivity and Decent Work in Ghana

The International labour Organisation provides Technical and Financial support to the Ghana Employers Association to train 105 informal sector employers selected from seven affiliated associations of the Council for Indigenous Business Association...

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

This study examines the interrelationship of child labour and informality in 22 sub-Saharan countries.

ILO strengthens capacities of Sub-Saharan African Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET)

The workshop was attended by 91 SASASNET members drawn from some English speaking Sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique,...

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Sector systems analysis of textiles and clothing subsector in Ghana

The Swiss Ambassador visits Shea enterprises in Tamale

As part of the Swiss Embassy’s strategy to promote private sector development in Ghana, Her Excellency Simone Giger visits three female owned shea enterprises in the Northern Region of Ghana that are supported by the ILO programme Producitvitiy...

SCORE Training catalogue

SCORE Training helps SMEs to achieve better working conditions and productivity through its wide variety of modules and stands as an aid to compliance.

SCORE Programme Brochure

Introduction to the ILO SCORE Programme: Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises to grow and create better jobs.

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Ghana

ILO working to improve productivity and working conditions of the Ghanaian shea industry

Capacity building trainings are running with shea entrepreneurs in and around Tamale

Prevention is better than cure

The ILO 8.7 Accelerator Lab supports the Ghana Maritime Authority in strategic compliance of fishing vessels with provisions of C188 linked to forced labour

ILO supports TUC to train its members and activists on productivity and Decent Work in Ghana

Between 15th and 18th August 2023, the Ghana Trade Union Congress (TUC) received Technical and Financial support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to conduct capacity building training workshop targeting 60 workers in Ghana's shea and...

ILO Voices | Informal economy

Formalization is transforming my shea butter business

Zakaria Adama Lacera shares the challenges and rewards of formalizing her shea butter production and soap business in Ghana.